“He’s a superhero without a cape. That’s the way we see him.” — Alex Cora
Several of the biggest base hits in Boston baseball history came off the bat of “Big Papi,” David Ortiz. He sports three world championship rings and then wrapped up his career with one of the best final seasons any player has ever enjoyed. Within months of leaving the game, he was honored by the Red Sox, who retired his jersey number 34. He had already become an instant icon in Red Sox Nation. Had he done no more than lead the 2004 team to triumph over the Yankees and then the Cardinals, he would still go down in team history for his key role in helping them win their first World Series in 86 years. But he came up big again in 2007 and was overpowering in 2013. Ortiz hit 541 home runs in the course of his major-league career, and 632 doubles. The only two batters before him to hit 500 homers and 600 doubles were Hank Aaron and Barry Bonds. And Ortiz was, as a New York Times subhead once said, “a maestro in the statistics-defying art of clutch hitting.” - SABR
I couldn't stand that fg you have, luckymann, so posting the one I've had in my files. It's an improvement even if I don't tweak it a dozen times before posting like my others. Your sim deserves a better Big Papi soonest
